Syracuse, NY -- The Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office received $17,000 in grant money from the state to distribute to police agencies to begin or expand the practice of video interviews with suspects, the state Division of Criminal Justice Services announced.

The DA’s office is one of 22 in the state that received grants. Locally, the Cayuga, Oswego and Oneida county DA’s offices also received money, according to a news release from the division.

In Onondaga County, the Geddes, East Syracuse, North Syracuse and Skaneateles police departments will get part of the money to enhance existing programs to tape interviews,.

In Cayuga County, the DA’s office received $4,900 designated for Auburn Police Department.

In Oswego County, the DA’s office received $23,100 designated for the Fulton, Oswego, Phoenix and Pulaski police departments and the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office.

In Oneida County, the DA’s office received $50,000 for the Boonville, Kirkland, New York Mills, Oriskany, Sherrill, Vernon, Whitesboro and Whitestown police departments and the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.

In all, the 22 counties received $477,836 for video recording interviews. With the awarding of these grants, 58 of the 62 counties will have video recording capabilities, the Division of Criminal Justice Services states.